Blessac
Appearance
Blessac | |
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Chateau | |
Coordinates: 45°57′34″N 2°07′39″E / 45.9594°N 2.1275°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Aubusson |
Intercommunality | CC Creuse Grand Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Durand[1] |
Area 1 | 17.75 km2 (6.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 534 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23024 /23200 |
Elevation | 406–665 m (1,332–2,182 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Blessac (French pronunciation: [blɛsak]; Occitan: Blaçac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising the village and some hamlets situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Aubusson, in the Creuse valley and at the junction of the D17, D7 and the D941 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 292 | — |
1968 | 316 | +8.2% |
1975 | 342 | +8.2% |
1982 | 411 | +20.2% |
1990 | 495 | +20.4% |
1999 | 488 | −1.4% |
2008 | 521 | +6.8% |
Sights
[edit]- The church, dating from the twelfth century.
- A dolmen known as Pierre-la-Fade.
- A seventeenth century chateau.
- The chapel of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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